TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 74, 7 August 1901, Page 2

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

♦ (Continuedfrom yesterday). Mr. Tarry waited on the Council relative to removing stone of the river beds at Ingl*wnod. Permission was given to Mr. Tarry to remove euch atone for contracts on the county roads on paying 6d par y .rd, bud no atone was to be a out of the county. Mr. Boy, solicitor to the Council, advised re'atfve to the Council's rights over the st no in the river bads. He suggested taking ac'ion in the Supreme Court against an offender 89 as to test the Council's rights. The Crown Lands Dapirtmpnfc wrote stating that a list of the gravel reserves on the Souths oad had been forwarded to the ranser, Mr. J. Hoskin, Waitara, wrote offering to pay £2 towards the cost of a drain adjoining hia property.—Post-

poned. The Department of Roads notifie that the Council's request for a furthe subsidy for the Junc!ion-road Eas would recfiva co s'deration. . Mr, Browo said the Government ha promised a further subsidy. Oa Mr. J. Walker's application i was decided that steps should be take: to transfer to h:m a portion of on ol road in lieu of a piece of land given b him for a deviation. The Postal Department sent in a: account for £8 for telephone tubsid for Lepperton eervic. On the motio of Mr. L°pper it was decided to refe the matter back to the Department a last year the ameunt wasjonly £4. A latter was re»d from the Harbou Board, sitting, amongst other condi tiooH, that tha time for removing th 5000 yards of stone offered b; th Board for the Breakwater-road ha been extended to three years. After some discussion, in whioh th Chairman pointed out that the stem could not be removed in the time, am that the cost of moving and re-sbif ri&| would ba a burden to the ccuntj Messrs. Okey, Tate, and Warehat were appointed a committee to inter view the Board and endeavour t arrange an extension of time for re moval of the stonp. M-. Morris wrote with reference ti stone taken from the river on hi property. On the Chairman's motion it wa decided to inform Mr. Morris Mat al unnavigable rivers are under th Council's control; also, t hat the Coun cil would not be blackmiled. The Borough Cm: cil wrote, applyini for formal or sent to the propose abattoir site. A letter was re id fiom sever*l resi dents at Fitz oy urging ih* Council t< make certain conditions to iss assen by way of pro'ec'ing children atandin; the Fitzroy Schoo'. It was decided that thi Oounci assent on condition that the Biroogl Council make provision for cat le to bi idriv-n to th« abattoirs over a roac opposi e the sale yards on tbe one side aod by "ay of the Btunui beach on th< other side, so as to avoid the Fitzro] towmhip. Tae Council's upl'citor r?ported thsuccess i'f the appeal in the Omata toll gat* case. The Ohairmm stated that the lan charges in the case aiiountei to £l7( 19a 4d, of whioh £42 15s 6d wis piic by the defendants, living £134 3s 10c as the Council's cost of maintaining thi j toll. In addition to th it amount then Had bee l loss of tolls, etc., whicl brousjU up the total cost to £23/ 14. 9d. Oa the m >tion of Mr. Gray, it wai i •let-id d thit tbe account of chargos b< paid, and that the amount be divide; amongst all the ridings. , Messrs. Brown and Lepper dis sented. Tne so'icitor also reported that th.c purch >a* m >ney for the strip of land acquired firm Hendry's estate fot widening the r.iad at Fitzroy had been p«J. Alio, that the price bad beer arranged fjr M-. Hawken's frontage, but there was a question in relrl.n tc the bitter required for filing in the swamp. A letter was reid from thi exrcutore of the late Jamts Be'hiog r, offering the frontag* for £2OO, or witT an addition of £6O if the Council did nut fill in the gully. The matter was r ferred to a committfe consisting of the Chairman, Messw. Tate, and Lepper. The cleik reported that tolls wsre owing to the amount of £3l 9s in Mr. Mace's time and £l3 12 < during that of Mr. Morrio. The arrears ar» to be sued for if not paid in 14 days. It was decided to proceed against all persons going through the toll without paying. M r Gray suggested that the Omata ind Heimama toll-gates be be let in Euture by tender or Bold by auction in the usual way, as from Ist September, rhia was agreed to, and the chairman md Mr. Lepper were appointed to fix! a reserve. Accounts were passed, and the council adjourned.